A new survey of more than 100 US nursing homes revealed that while many are still struggling to meet staffing needs, they are excelling in building a culture of safety for residents.

Hospitals should measure the culture of safety in their facility, as the only way to start a patient safety improvement effort is to know the organization's strengths and weaknesses in the area.

The Denison Organizational Culture Survey has been used by thousands of organizations over the last 25 years. This is a benchmarked culture assessment that compares the culture of those using it to an ...

Another core tenet of building a safety culture for your construction firm is one that some managers may be loath to put into practice—a zero-tolerance safety accountability standard.

I want to emphasize leveraging technology as part of a cultural shift toward a safety-focused, transparent and supportive environment in healthcare organizations.

Safety culture has been used by other industries such as healthcare, ... To date, the FOCUS survey has been taken by almost 600 fire departments and over 70,000 firefighters in all 50 states.

A cornerstone of safety culture is reporting these events and near-misses so that they can be evaluated and addressed. Following a 1974 TWA crash that resulted in 92 deaths, the FAA created the ...